Fishing Egg Lake in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Kenora District end of Ontario holds Egg Lake. The ground around here is mixed forest. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Kenora District standards. The town to know is Dryden, 53 km out. Winnipeg is the closest city, 303 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Egg Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Kenora District cover northern pike, longnose sucker and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Egg Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 18°C in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Anyone fishing Egg Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Square Lake is 2.2 km off. The position on Egg Lake is worth confirming on the day.